Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19291, Rufus Ewers, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. H.
Ewers, Rufus
S. 19291
CONTENTS
carded

t. Montpelier, 583 31, Portsmouth Vermont
Abel Thompson
Rufus Rivers
affidavit in the State of N.H. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by Col Baldwin in the N.H. line for 8 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of N.H. at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Feb 1832 and sent to Bartlett Dyer N.H.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $39.90 Semi-ann. allowance ending 1 March 13.33
$53.22
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by (G H) B. B. Blair Clerk Book D - Vol. 125 Page 153.
due to Postage 15 Aug 1839 Transf. to Vermont from 4 Mar 1839, Aug 26. 1839 & also sent to Rev. Case of C. R. Walker Benson, Vt.

Joseph Bedford for Esquire
Dear Sir,
Yours obediently
State of New Hampshire Secy's Office Aug. 17 1837.
The within named John D. Little is a Justice of the Peace for our County of Strafford and the within named Thomas Perkins is a Justice of the Peace for our County of Rock- ingham, duly constituted & sworn, and there- by qualified as such I believe to be genuine. The testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of the State.

I Joseph Coleord of NewMarket in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged seventy eight years depone & say that I enlisted in the service of the United States in the month of September in the year A D 1875 under Capt James Hill: Lieut Nathl Gilman for the term of two months or about that I marched to the Island near Portsmouth where we were stationed. I further depone & say according to my best recollection that Rufus Dyer of NewMarket enlisted in the same Company and was stationed with me in said Company at said place above mentioned when he served the term of time of enlistment -
Joseph Coleord
Rockingham ss. August 16 th 1882 }
Personally appeared the above named Joseph Coleord and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true before me,
Thomas D. Perkins Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Coleord and that he is a creditable witness
Thomas D. Perkins Justice of the Peace

Valentin Chapman for Ewiri

I Valentine Chapman of Barnstead in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged seventy four depose and say that I enlisted into the United States Service in the latter part of Nov or the first part of Dec 1775 in the town of Newmarket in the Company commanded by Capt. Baker & Lieut. H. Barber and marched to Winter Hill and from thence to Cambridge and was stationed in the College and was discharged the last of Febry 1776. I further depose and say that Rufus Ewer enlisted at the same time and place and marched with us and served the term faithfully and was discharged as aforesaid.
Witness J. B. Ewer
Valentine Chapman his mark
Joseph Pickering
Strafford ss. August 17 th 1832
Personally appeared Valentine Chapman the above named deponent and made oath that the above affidavit is just and true Before me John Tuttle Justice Peace
I hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Valentine Chapman and he is a creditable witness
John Tuttle Justice Peace

Major General 12.177
Ad. 1. v. 1. under Capt. Dennis

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. At a Court of Probate holding County of Strafford at Sandborntown in said County of Strafford.
On this 23 rd day of August personally appeared before the Judges of the said Court of Probate Rufus Leavitt a resident of Gilmanston in the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, aged 72 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1815 with Lieutenant Gilmore and served in the at the Battle of regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
James M c Call Lieut Colonel Nathaniel Gilmore for three Months and Marshal to the Post on the Island near Portsmouth near Hampton and served in said Post the full term of three Months and was dismissed when I enlisted I was a resident of the Town of Newmarket in the County of Rockingham State of N.H. He enlisted again in December or January, 1815 in Concord and served for three and a half Months under Capt. Samuel Barker Lieut Zebulon Barker Col. Baldwin Major at the Battle of Militia marched directly to Winter Hill and stayed there about three weeks then marched to Cambridge and was stationed in the Battery Building about the time that his enlistment expired General Sullivan requested all of the Soldiers whose time had expired to stay until the new recruits arrived and he did stay two weeks after his time had expired which made his whole time of service three Months and was dismissed at Cambridge on the last of February 1816 -

he enlisted again in August A.D. 1776 under Capt. James Gordon of Ewing's Batts. Jehu Gilmour for the term of three Months in Col. Thomas Sash: Reg. New Hampshire line Marched directly to Belpre's point in the State of New York from thence to Peekskill had the case of Bryant that was wounded and found the full line of Col. entertainment and was dismissed when he actually served the full term of eight Months at the three several entertainments  That he has no documentary evidence that he is now of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except the accompanying affidavits  That he was born in Lee in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire A.D. 1760  that he knows of no record of his birth except a family record that he resided in Newmarket from which he called into service. Since the Revolutionary War he resided in Barnstead in the County of Strafford N.H. twenty five years in Gilmanston ten years in Newmarket fourteen years that he now resides in Gilmanston County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
before me
Rufus Ewers Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate
I James Paillet of the Court of Probate do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Rufus Ewers for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 27th day of August A.D. 1832
James Paillet Clerk

for
Ms 31
Mr. Lewis
to Edward Cope
Resignation of
Bureau T.D. July 26
Washington D.C.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of Vermont County of Rutland
ss.
On this nineteenth day of July 188 9 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Rutland personally appeared Napoleon Owen
who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Capt Gordon in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dash in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District, or Territory,) of Vermont where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Gilington N.H.
to Benson Vermont . That he had lost his wife & had no children there to live with, thought it best for him to move to his son in law's with whom he now resides in Benson, Co. Rutland, Vermont
Napoleon Owen
Sworn and subscribed to before me, } the day and year aforesaid.
M. W. Smith Justice of the Peace
□ The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
□ The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
□ In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
□ Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Rufus Evans & that he is the identical person named in a Prussian Certificate in his passport
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Rufus Evans & that he is the identical person named in the within affidavit
The above certificate is true James Corbin to this 19 th day of July 1839.
Before me M. W. Smith Just. Peace
I hereby certify that the above mentioned person whom you received in the town of St. John for more than one year past, and I have reason to doubt his being a man of true July 19, 1839. M. W. Smith Just. Peace
State of Vermont Rutland County ss }
I F. M. Hopkins Clerk of the court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that M. W. Smith is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission is dated on the first day of December 1838 and will expire on the 30 th day of Nov. 1839 and that his signature to the within affidavit and to the above certif- icate are genuine.
Given Under my hand and the Seal of said County this 19 th day of July 1839 F. M. Hopkins

Boston July 24. 1839
Sir I herewith forward you the transfer of Rufus Evans. executed according to my understanding of the forms when Respectfully yours C. M. the May

12/17
Refn Ewers
Do Wicks
8 Mrs
adm
$26.66
James B. Barnett
Dover
NH

12,177
BRIEF in the case of Pafas Ewers of Gilmenton  vs Stafford in the State of N.H. (Act 7th June, 1889.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? alount  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     75   Nov or Dec 75 to Feb 76 2 private Capt Hills   Augt 76 3 " Capt Baker Col. Baldwin   x 3 " Capt Gordon Col. Task    x on Roll of Service
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Newmarket N.H.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 3 living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Right 
X certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W.C. Easton Examining Clerk.

19291 INVALID.
File No. 19,291
Rufus Evers
Pa Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 128
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rufus Ewers, from Portsm e . Not to Matpelia, N o . from 4 March 1839,
Send N o . to
J. C. R Walker, Benson, N o .

Portsmouth Aug 19 1839
Sir
Your letter of the 15 th inst. is received
Rufus Ewers a pensioner under act of June 7 th 1832 - at 26 dollars 66 2/3 per mo was last paid up to March 4 1839
I am very respectfully your obed t servant David Waldrone
James L Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

12, 177 Rufus Evers

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Rufus Ewers which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? _____ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
Yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
Yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Journal Daily for Ever

I Samuel Haley of Epping County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged seventy three years depose and say Rufus Ewer entered the service in the Company commanded by Capt. Daniel Gordon about the last of August in the year 1776 and marched to the State of New York and was stationed at Peekskill said Ewer having enlisted for three months said Gordon Company was in the Regiment commanded by Col. Fash Samuel Haley
Rockingham Feb 18 1832
Personally appearing the above named Samuel Haley and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true Before me. Geo W Plumer Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Haley and that his character for truth and veracity is good Geo W Plumer
State of New Hampshire Seabrook Feb 15. 1832. The above named George W. Plumer is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Rockingham duly constituted and qualified according to law. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the hand at the time and place aforesaid. George W. Plumer